Quotes About Rockefeller

We cannot tell when Rockefeller first felt shame about his father, but this emotion was so consequential for his entire development that we must pause briefly to consider it.

For Rockefeller, the arrangement promised multiple advantages, for he not only received preferential rates from Erie but could also chart the oil movements of competitors across the country.

Rockefeller was notably suspicious when it came to the medical profession.

Rockefeller was embraced no less warmly by the New York Central, which was controlled by the Vanderbilt family.

Seizing the moment, he had the courage to say, " Ã¢â'¬ËœThank you' is not enough, Mr. Rockefeller.

After Rockefeller threatened legal action, Dr. Smith settled for $500.

Rockefeller never developed quite the same fond attachment to Owego as to Moravia, but he retained pleasing associations with it.

Rockefeller asserted that he was less afraid of exposing misbehavior by talking to the press than of inadvertently spilling trade secrets.

By giving small stakes in United to William H. Vanderbilt of the New York Central and Amasa Stone of the Lake Shore, Rockefeller tightened his grip over friendly railroads.

Over time, relations grew ever closer and more incestuous between the railroads and large shippers. For decades, Rockefeller and his colleagues enjoyed free passes on all major railroads, which they regarded not as payoffs but as natural perquisites of their business.

Rockefeller didn't issue such glowing testimonials lightly.

Rockefeller attributed much of his success to his quick head for figures.

To make sure that the Pennsylvania Railroad didn't double-cross him, Rockefeller boosted production at his Philadelphia refineries serviced by the railroad—a generous bonus that could be canceled at any moment for misbehavior.

His contact with Rockefeller and involvement in the University of Chicago followed soon thereafter.

Unless the railroads had greater control over the oil business, Rockefeller knew, they "could not make the divisions of business necessary so as to prevent rate-cutting.

Hypersensitive to pressure, Rockefeller tended to stiffen up whenever he felt pushed.

Rockefeller kept renewing his earnest plea that Margaret be educated in New York City, and it became a sore point with him that Charles refused to oblige him.

By securing the Rockefeller Foundation charter in 1913, Rockefeller insulated a large portion of his wealth from inheritance taxes.

But in spite of numerous scattered cases of rival refiners getting comparable rebates, no other firm received so many rebates so consistently over so many years or on such a colossal scale as Rockefeller's.

Meticulous in such maneuvers, Rockefeller made sure to leave no fingerprints and told Captain Vandergrift that it was "of utmost importance that nobody knows of [Standard Oil's] thought of doing something about [the suit] outside the [Clarion] County.

To all questions, Rockefeller responded in this same slow, disconnected style, making his testimony worthless.

Rockefeller always felt uneasy about venting anger or making an egotistical show of protest, and he pretended to accept this demotion with equanimity.

This testimony was not only a fiasco for the judge but a public-relations victory for Rockefeller.

Rockefeller desperately needed intelligent assistance in donating his money at a time when he could not draw on a profession of philanthropic experts.